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by PhilW
09:46 Wed 29 Mar 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: which are the biggest quintas?
Replies: 12
Views: 7337

Re: which are the biggest quintas?

Would the quinta size (estate and/or vine area) have been registered with the IVDP?
by PhilW
13:01 Wed 22 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
Replies: 21
Views: 20018

Re: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (? TBC perhaps 21st Nov 2023)

Doubtless this will be a complete tasting, including all of: 1931 Tuke Holdsworth 1934 Tuke Holdsworth 1935 Tuke Holdsworth 1943 Tuke Holdsworth (Quinta da Eira Velha) 1945 Tuke Holdsworth 1947 Tuke Holdsworth 1948 Quinta da Eira Velha ? Perhaps 1950 Tuke Holdsworth FWIW, I have images of bottles p...
by PhilW
12:55 Wed 22 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
Replies: 21
Views: 20018

Re: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (? TBC perhaps 21st Nov 2023)

So far we have expressions of interest from 10 people (possibly 12), but only five vintages. That number might yet increase (THRA?) but if not then we might need to expand the criteria, perhaps by including other Hunt Roope and Co produced brands from the same period (such as the Eira Vehla '43 and ...
by PhilW
22:59 Tue 21 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Cavadinha, Tue 28th March 2023, B&F
Replies: 66
Views: 46064

Re: Cavadinha, Tue 28th March 2023, B&F

Food order please:
- Starter: Grilled flatbread with lemon and coriander houmous
- Main: Sirloin steak - medium rare - please please bearnaise sauce, fries
Thanks.
by PhilW
16:30 Fri 17 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)
Replies: 21
Views: 20018

Tuke Holdsworth vertical (abandoned)

A Tuke Holdworth vertical was requested at a recent tasting; on discussion we had a reasonable amount of interest but very few bottles between us; not really enough. Rather than expanding the tasting with additional Brands or just additional good VPs, the preference was to save the bottles for other...
by PhilW
22:24 Mon 13 Mar 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Ferreira Vertical Sept 2023
Replies: 39
Views: 44924

Re: Ferreira vertical sept 2023

Most definitely, yes please. Have '60 and '70.
by PhilW
13:33 Tue 28 Feb 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Replies: 87
Views: 26176

Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment

Opened 21:45. Bottle top covered with a coffee filter, to keep out insects. Sound like you need to bury the bodies, not leave them in your cellar. Obviously there should also be a "Bottle top covered with muslin" bottle for comparison, also. Sadly no chance for last-minute attendance this...
by PhilW
18:06 Fri 24 Feb 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Warre Private Cellar etc - Thursday 23 February 2023 - REBORN
Replies: 24
Views: 13146

Re: Warre Private Cellar etc - Thursday 23 February 2023 - REBORN

Massive thanks to Neil for putting this together, and the tenacity to make is still happen after a number of rescheduling issues, and to Neil and Tony for supplying the hard ports. A thoroughly enjoyable evening, and great that Tiago was able to join us as well (and that Harry could stay! Hurrah!).
by PhilW
14:56 Wed 22 Feb 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: The 1980s & quality
Replies: 33
Views: 24151

Re: The 1980s & quality

I’d also avoid F80, but only because it’s not a great wine. Perhaps it’s one for you to buy and try so you can make up your own mind. The last bottle of F80 I had was delicious, but looking back at my tasting notes of 1980 vintage port, my top two highest rated bottles of 1980 vintage port are both...
by PhilW
14:50 Tue 21 Feb 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Warre Private Cellar etc - Thursday 23 February 2023 - REBORN
Replies: 24
Views: 13146

Re: Warre Private Cellar etc - Thursday 23 February 2023 - REBORN

nac wrote: 16:27 Mon 20 Feb 2023 Sorry - forgot to add the 1977 Cockburn Special Release that TC offered up. Now fixed.
I believe the Ck77 special is from JDAW not TC?
by PhilW
14:19 Wed 15 Feb 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Warre Private Cellar etc - Thursday 23 February 2023 - REBORN
Replies: 24
Views: 13146

Re: Warre Private Cellar etc - Thursday 23 February 2023 - REBORN

Food order please:
- Starter: Grilled flatbread with lemon and coriander houmous
- Main: Sirloin steak - medium rare - please please bearnaise sauce, fries
Thanks.
by PhilW
15:31 Tue 07 Feb 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week
Replies: 169
Views: 125635

Re: Hotel or Restaurant Price List of the Week

How many of these are there now? Is it just these five: Graham’s Stone Terraces; Taylor’s QdVVV; Qd Noval Nacional; Niepoort Bioma (& friends); and Croft Sērikos? You're also missing at least Vesuvio Capela, and the Warre Vinha Velhas (only one release to date, in 2020 for the 350th anniversary...
by PhilW
14:52 Tue 07 Feb 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Replies: 87
Views: 26176

Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment

PhilW wrote: 16:56 Thu 05 Jan 2023I will be unlikely to be able to make this tasting as well; please move me to reserve.
Still unlikely (as I note I'm in main list).
by PhilW
16:54 Mon 06 Feb 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: TPF awards ceremony - 7th February 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IMamF9i1Rw
Replies: 135
Views: 328122

Re: TPF awards ceremony - 7th February 2023

I'm talking to Zak about having 2 (or more) machines running tomorrow night. The tentative plan is that Zak can broadcast via YouTube but we can have people joining remotely on a Teams / Zoom / WhatsApp / Other link with one per person per PC around the table. That should give both a clear view of ...
by PhilW
14:20 Fri 20 Jan 2023
Forum: Port Conversations
Topic: Please help me find a 1964 Dow
Replies: 7
Views: 2638

Re: Please help me find a 1964 Dow Bomfim

From the Summary table in the book (v1, I don't have access to v2 while at work) we have: - Produced and sold: D, F, G, N, RP, T (note table not distinguishing SQVP from VP, although chapters ofc do). - Produced, probably sold: GB - Perhaps: BN - Unlikely: OBV From the tasting notes section of TPF w...
by PhilW
15:24 Tue 17 Jan 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 17 Jan 2023: emergency
Replies: 15
Views: 3533

Re: Tue 17 Jan 2023: emergency

Ch82: Opened 07:30, decanted 14:00, quality sample check result: "oh yes" :)
by PhilW
13:09 Mon 16 Jan 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 17 Jan 2023: emergency
Replies: 15
Views: 3533

Re: Tue 17 Jan 2023: emergency

ok; I will bring Ch82.
Julian will bring F85.
Initial post updated for revealed ports and AHB non-availability.
by PhilW
10:49 Mon 16 Jan 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 17 Jan 2023: emergency
Replies: 15
Views: 3533

Re: Tue 17 Jan 2023: emergency

A possible alternative to random deliciousness, partiuclarly if it turns out there are only two of us. There are a couple of head-to-heads I've been wanting to try: - (PW's) best of the 80s : Ch82 vs F85 - (PW's) best of the 77s : Ni77 vs F77 I may have had the latter alongside each other, though do...
by PhilW
15:14 Sun 15 Jan 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 17 Jan 2023: emergency
Replies: 15
Views: 3533

Re: Tue 17 Jan 2023: emergency

I'm in. Will bring "something delicious to share" unless told otherwise.
by PhilW
16:56 Thu 05 Jan 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Replies: 87
Views: 26176

Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment

jdaw1 wrote: 00:20 Wed 04 Jan 2023 Too complicated for me. Added anyway.
Warre Private cellar tasting has been confirmed to be going ahead, so as indicated I will be unlikely to be able to make this tasting as well; please move me to reserve.
by PhilW
12:32 Tue 03 Jan 2023
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment
Replies: 87
Views: 26176

Re: Tue 28 Feb 2023, B&F, Decanting Experiment

Yes, and have RV77 mage available, but... will depend on whether the postponed Warre Private cellar tasting goes ahead on Feb 23rd, as I'm unlikely to make both; the Warre tasting has been multiply-postponed, and the current date might or might not be provisional (sign-ups unclear in thread etc).
by PhilW
11:04 Wed 14 Dec 2022
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Software that makes placemats
Replies: 1268
Views: 1182438

Re: Software that makes placemats

So you want a three-level hierarchy of directions (down then across then down), by dividing into pairs of rows. I think a two-level hierarchy would be more intuitive for most users. I think most people would understand "four A6 pages on an A4 sheet" which is all I was looking for; you're ...
by PhilW
11:01 Wed 14 Dec 2022
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Thu 15 December 2022 - The Port Forum's 15th Xmas Tasting
Replies: 82
Views: 24914

Re: Thu 15 December 2022 - The Port Forum's 15th Xmas Tasting

Alex Bridgeman wrote: 09:42 Wed 14 Dec 2022 and at the White Horse Inn at 23.59.
(S)He's going to have to drive really fast to avoid pumpkins.
by PhilW
08:37 Mon 12 Dec 2022
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Software that makes placemats
Replies: 1268
Views: 1182438

Re: Software that makes placemats

Generalised form: Page is divided into CxR "cells" with T tasting notes per cell. i.e. C = Number of columns per sheet R = Number of rows per sheet (n.b. rows of cells, not tasting note rows) T = Number of tasting notes per cell For 8 tasting notes per page, your preference is 2,1,4; mine ...
by PhilW
23:24 Sun 11 Dec 2022
Forum: Organising Tastings and Get-togethers
Topic: Software that makes placemats
Replies: 1268
Views: 1182438

Re: Software that makes placemats


jdaw1 wrote:What ordering do you prefer?
1 3
2 4
5 7
6 8

I'm considering it as A6 book, and then parameter tastingNotesPerA6Page, in this case =2. Previous example was =3.